Quotes by Bob Ehrlich

About Bob Ehrlich:

Robert Leroy "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. is an American attorney and Republican politician who served as the 60th governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007 after defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in the 2002 election. Prior to serving as governor, Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before that he served in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.

Bob Ehrlich

I promised her an interesting life and good food, and the rest is history.

Bob Ehrlich

Every Maryland family wants financial security, schools that work, quality healthcare, safer neighborhoods, and ever-expanding economic opportunity. These are the building blocks of a superior quality of life.

Bob Ehrlich

Some of the most important conversations I've ever had occurred at my family's dinner table.

Bob Ehrlich

We're betting, at this place and this time, we have people ready for change in the state of Maryland.

Bob Ehrlich

My capital budget maintains my commitment to the education of children, health of the Chesapeake Bay, and safety of all Maryland citizens. We will continue to focus on the five pillars of my Administration as we build today and look forward to the pr...

Bob Ehrlich

It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them.

Bob Ehrlich

We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.

Bob Ehrlich

If President Obama has his way, you won't recognize the government, the free market system, or, frankly, America as you once knew it. His admonitions and his audacious policy goals demonstrate very clear motives: equalize, discourage dissent, and bec...

Bob Ehrlich

Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.

Bob Ehrlich

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

Bob Ehrlich

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.

Bob Ehrlich

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.

Bob Ehrlich

I support stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research.

Bob Ehrlich

Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.

Bob Ehrlich

Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

Bob Ehrlich

I don't pay any attention to what the 'Baltimore Sun' editorial page says about anything.

Bob Ehrlich

No one heard about Bill Clinton on his first trip to New Hampshire. I showed Mike Huckabee around the state years before he ran, and no one knew him then, either.

Bob Ehrlich

It's always an uphill battle. You know, I'm a Republican in Maryland. This is the bluest of the blue.

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Maryland has a tradition of Democratic Party conservatism.

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Author Bio

  • NameBob Ehrlich
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • AliasesRobert Ehrlich; Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.; Robert Leroy Ehrlich, Jr.; Robert Leroy Ehrlich; Robert L. Ehrlich
  • BornNovember 25, 1957
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Radio Host; Lawyer